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what for that? in what compost shall bulbous 

 plants be grown and in what mixture will ferns 

 thrive? If he undertakes an investigation for 

 himself, it is likely that he will emerge from the 

 study all the more perplexed. The reason is 

 that there is a great deal of rubbish talked about 

 soils. If heed were paid to the lucubrations 



Root Growth of Narcissus 



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of many writers on floral topics, it might be sur- 

 mised that a special soil is required for every 

 plant. But, not only is this misleading and in- 

 correct, but the plain fact is that four-fifths of 

 the plants cultivated under glass, whether in 

 a greenhouse or in a window garden, would 

 thrive very well in one and the same compost. 



